Re: Cocky!

There are a few ways you can go about with this situation:

Hit her with the truth. Tell her "Hell yeah I am!" When my friends accuse me of being an asshole, I go "Yeah, but I'm the most awesome asshole you will ever meet". Everyone loves it! Why? Because no one around me, even those who are, admits that they could be a jackass.

Play it off. This can be done by ignoring the question all-together. Throw the conversation on a new tangent. If she pushes, pass it off with more cockiness. I like to say "Well congratulations Scooby-Doo, you solved the mystery!" and then I belt out a huge laugh after it. You gotta show that you are playfully passing off the question, or otherwise she will get upset.

Throw her on the defensive. My favorite is to hit her with the opposite of what she called me. In this case, the opposite of cocky is humble or timid. A good response then could go like "Hmm, strange, I didn't notice. I actually thought that you may have been a bit too timid around me".

If this situation proves anything, it proves this: there is no single effective way to address a situation in pick-up. It's a matter of doing the one that is the most comfortable for you at the time.